as in atheistical
not showing proper reverence for the holy or sacred
irreverent behavior during church services
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Recent Examples of irreverent
Whereas Vice built buzz with bold colors, graphics and irreverent digital marketing, Snyder is banking mostly on technical credibility coupled with a very ground-up approach to connecting with golfers.
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Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Falcon’s modern interpretations have successfully introduced the characters to new generations while maintaining their irreverent spirit.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 May 2025
In a special look behind the scenes, Variety has exclusively obtained the hour-long final table read for the irreverent Netflix show created by Andrew Goldberg, Nick Kroll, Mark Levin, and Jennifer Flackett.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 29 May 2025
And as the event’s official closer — the AMAs’ afterparty DJ — her irreverent look fit the bill.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 27 May 2025
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Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Falcon’s modern interpretations have successfully introduced the characters to new generations while maintaining their irreverent spirit.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 May 2025
In a special look behind the scenes, Variety has exclusively obtained the hour-long final table read for the irreverent Netflix show created by Andrew Goldberg, Nick Kroll, Mark Levin, and Jennifer Flackett.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 29 May 2025
And as the event’s official closer — the AMAs’ afterparty DJ — her irreverent look fit the bill.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irreverent
Adjective
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But today’s escalating tensions go back to 1953, when British oil companies and the CIA orchestrated a coup and installed the Shah of Iran, a secular ruler willing to accommodate Big Oil and other corporate interests in the West.—
Robert Polner,
New York Daily News,
23 June 2025
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While many are motivated by religious believes, other secular walkers do it as a ‘mindful’ journey, a physical achievement or as a practical way to explore European culture, historical sites and history itself.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2025
Adjective
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For me, being a man controlled by God, things that are blasphemous always alert me.—
Angel Diaz,
Billboard,
2 May 2025
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Many Muslims found some of the depictions offensive and even blasphemous.—
Lola Fadulu,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Surely, there’s something utterly sacrilegious about laughing hysterically at actors giving God the middle finger.—
Michael James Rocha,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 June 2025
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Some of this may seem sacrilegious to the F1 fans who got into the sport because of Emerson Fittipaldi, Alain Prost, and Aryton Senna, rather than Drive to Survive, but there’s no denying that the Miami Grand Prix is a success.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
8 May 2025
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The only true dictionary is the lost one, the dictionary of the language that perished when the impious tower was built: the original language, God’s language.—
Mariana Dimópulos,
Harpers Magazine,
26 Mar. 2025
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This game must have seemed profane to the Greeks, or even impious.—
Simone Weil,
Harper's Magazine,
2 July 2024
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“Irreverent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irreverent. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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